Service hours | Monday to Friday: 9am to 1pm; and 2pm to 5pm |
Address | Obstetrics & Gynaecology Clinic 2/F, South Wing, Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin |
Tel. | 2632 2470 (voice mail) |
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Obstetrics appointment booking
Booking for new cases
As service quota is limited, we do not accept delivery booking by those without a Hong Kong identity card, or who do not live in the New Territories East.
For delivery booking, please present a referral letter from a Hong Kong registered doctor or the Maternal and Child Health Centre, identification documents, and proof of residential address issued within the past 6 months (e.g. water or electricity bill).
Mainland patients whose husband is a Hong Kong civil servant or Hospital Authority staff, please also present a valid immigration permit, staying pass, and original copies of the marriage certificate, and the husband’s identity card and staff ID card.
Prenatal examinations
The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides various prenatal examinations charging private fees, such as screening for Down Syndrome, fetal morphology scan, and SafeT21. For enquiries, please call 2632 4219, or visit www.fetalmedicine.hk for online booking.
The Hospital Authority prenatal screening of Down Syndrome only accepts those who have made a delivery booking with the Prince of Wales Hospital. Proof of residential address issued within the past 6 months (e.g. water or electricity bill) is required for appointment booking. Patients must first undergo ultrasound examination to confirm the expected date of delivery. Due to limited quota, if the stage of gestation is not suitable, no screening will be further arranged. For enquiries, please call our voice mail at 2632 2470.
Contact number of Maternal and Child Health Centres
Ma On Shan Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2640 4724
Lek Yuen Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2692 8741
Tai Po Wong Siu Ching Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2652 3745
Fan Ling Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2677 6484
Booking for old cases
For old cases, follow-up appointments will usually be made after each consultation. Otherwise, please bring along the appointment slip to the registration counter to book the next appointment. The appointment date will be arranged by the clinic according to the doctor’s instruction. Please pay attention to the specialty, date and time of appointment specified on the appointment slip. For enquiries, please contact our staff.
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Gynaecology appointment booking
Booking for new cases
New gynaecology patients could make the appointment in person by presenting a referral letter from a Hong Kong registered doctor issued within three months, identification documents, and proof of residential address (e.g. water or electricity bill) to facilitate future communication.
Mainland patients whose husband is a Hong Kong civil servant or Hospital Authority staff, please also present a valid immigration permit, staying pass, and original copies of the marriage certificate, and the husband’s identity card and staff ID card.
The gynaecology specialist clinic does not provide public service to non-entitled persons. Booking for private gynaecology services can be made by calling Ms Li at 2632 2811 during office hours from Monday to Friday. No bookings on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Booking for old cases
For old cases, a follow-up appointment will usually be made after each consultation. Otherwise, please bring the appointment slip to the registration counter to book the next appointment. The appointment date will be arranged by the clinic according to the doctor’s instruction. Please pay attention to the specialty, date and time of appointment specified on the appointment slip. For enquiries, please contact our staff.
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Change of appointment
Patients or their relatives should bring the appointment slip, identification documents, and doctor’s referral letter to the clinic to change the appointment date. Usually, the new appointment date will be later than your previous one.
Cancellation of appointment
To cancel an appointment, the appointment slip should be returned to the clinic either by mail or in person by the patient or relatives. Reasons for cancellation must be stated clearly.
Please collect your doctor’s referral letter from the clinic as soon as possible as the letter will be destroyed 3 months later.
Obstetrics consultation procedures
On the day of consultation, obstetrics patients should arrive at the clinic according to the time specified on the appointment slip. Submit the appointment slip, then go to the observation room for weight and blood pressure measurement and urine test and wait for consultation.
If you do not hold a valid Hong Kong identity card, please buy a ticket first at the shroff on G/F of the North Wing, and then submit the appointment slip to the clinic.
New cases
Obstetrics new patients should present the identification documents on the day of consultation to the clinic.
Citizens of Mainland China not holding Hong Kong citizenship should bring a valid immigration permit, staying pass, the original copy of the Certificate on Confirmed Antenatal and Delivery Booking, and the original copies of the husband’s identity card and marriage certificate. If the husband is a Hong Kong civil servant or Hospital Authority staff, please bring the original copy of his staff ID card.
Please also bring the referral letter from a Hong Kong registered medical practitioner or the Maternal and Child Health Center; a small bottle of urine sample; investigation reports or X-ray films from other laboratories; and medications currently being taken or their containers.
Each sub-specialty has its own notice for consultation which will be given at the time of appointment booking. Please note and comply with the instructions.
Old cases
For obstetrics old cases, please bring the appointment slip of the particular specialty (including general obstetrics and other sub-specialties); a small bottle of urine sample; old and new X-ray cards from the hospital and examination results; all investigation documents (e.g. blood test, X-ray examination slip, and appointment slip of ultra-sound examination or CT scan); and medications currently being taken or their containers.
Each sub-specialty has its own notice for consultation, which will be given at the time of appointment booking. Please note and comply with the instructions.
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Gynaecology consultation procedures
Gynaecology patients please buy a ticket at the shroff on the G/F, North Wing, Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic 15 minutes before the time specified on the appointment slip. Then submit the ticket and appointment slip to the clinic and wait for consultation.
New cases
For gynaecology new cases, patients should present identification documents on the day of consultation to the clinic.
Citizens of Mainland China not holding Hong Kong citizenship should bring a valid immigration permit, staying pass, and the original copies of husband’s identity card and marriage certificate. If the husband is a Hong Kong civil servant or Hospital Authority staff, please bring the original copy of his staff ID card.
Please bring a small bottle of your urine sample; investigation result or X-ray films from other laboratories; and medications currently being taken or their containers.
Each sub-specialty has its own notice for consultation, which will be given at the time of appointment booking. Please note and comply with the instructions.
Old cases
Gynaecology old cases please bring the appointment slip of the particular specialty (including general gynaecology and other sub-specialties); old and new X-ray cards from the hospital and examination results; all investigation documents (e.g. blood test, X-ray examination slip and appointment slip of ultra-sound examination or CT scan); and drugs currently being taken or their containers.
Each sub-specialty has its own notice for consultation. Please note and comply with the instructions.
Medication problems
After collecting medication from the pharmacy, check if the drugs and their quantity are correct. Please contact the doctor in charge or pharmacy staff for enquiries. Take the drugs and store them as instructed.
If you encounter drug shortage, please check if you have followed the instructions printed on the drug label. You may bring the containers back to our pharmacy for enquiries, and come to the clinic to seek advice.
If you feel unwell after taking medicine, please bring along the medicine and the containers to attend any nearby clinic. In case of emergencies, go to the Accident and Emergency Department immediately. You may also come to our clinic during office hours to seek advice.
Non Emergency Ambulance Transfer Service
Patients who wish to use the service can inform staff of the specialist outpatient clinic or ward. Those who have been assessed by healthcare staff as meeting the service criteria would be provided transfer between their residence and the hospital at no charge.
Defaulted appointments
For old cases, if you have missed an appointment, your medical record will be reviewed by a doctor. Another appointment will be arranged if necessary. Otherwise, your outpatient number will be deleted. If you wish to have a follow-up consultation, please bring a new doctor’s referral letter to the clinic to book a new appointment.
For new cases, if you have missed an appointment, you or your relatives should bring the appointment slip, identification documents, and doctor’s referral letter to the clinic to change the appointment date as soon as possible.
Borrowing of wheelchairs
If a wheelchair is needed on the day of consultation, please go to the following locations for loan procedures:
- Counter near Shroff on the G/F, North Wing of Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic, or
- Enquiry counter on the G/F, Day Treatment Block and Children Wards, or
- Enquiry counter on the G/F, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre
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Arrangements under typhoon or black rainstorm warning signal
When typhoon signal number 8 or above or black rainstorm warning signal is hoisted, do not come to the clinic.
For new obstetrics cases, patients or their relatives should bring the appointment slip and doctor’s referral letter to the clinic within one week after the signal has been lowered to re-book an appointment. For old obstetrics cases, clinic staff will contact you. Or you may call 2632 2470 within one week after the signal has been lowered.
For gynaecology cases, please call voice mail 2632 2470 after the signal has been lowered.
Loss of appointment slip
If you have lost your appointment slip, please bring your identification documents to the clinic to apply for a replacement copy. This can also be done by your relatives by presenting a copy of your ID card.
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25 July 2013